Alpengrow Counseling & Wellness · About

Guidance grounded in experience.

I'm Lauren, founder of Alpengrow Counseling & Wellness.

My approach brings together structured, session-based psychotherapy, practical behavioral interventions, and a whole-person understanding of well-being. Nature-informed practices are another resource I offer when connection with the outdoors supports a client’s goals.

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Meet your therapist

Lauren Saathoff

Founder of Alpengrow Counseling & Wellness.

Clinical care with a whole-person perspective

I believe effective therapy should be both clinically grounded and attentive to the whole person. Our work may include dedicated therapy sessions, collaborative treatment goals, and practical, evidence-informed behavioral interventions intended to reduce symptoms, strengthen coping, and support changes in everyday life. We can also consider the emotional, physical, relational, environmental, and lifestyle factors that shape well-being. Nature-informed therapy is one approach I offer—not the only way we work.

Professional background

I am licensed to practice in Montana, Colorado, and Washington state. My professional work also includes crisis response, crisis response program development and management, consulting, and clinical licensure supervision. These experiences complement my clinical counseling background, EMDR training, Mental Health First Aid instruction, wilderness medicine instruction, and wilderness first responder experience. Exact credential titles, supervisory qualifications, licenses, and training should be confirmed before publication.

Why Alpengrow

Alpengrow is about thoughtful clinical care that makes room for the whole person. Sometimes that means focused, skills-based work in a therapy session; sometimes it means incorporating the natural world as a resource for grounding, reflection, and reconnection. The approach is shaped around the person—not around a single setting or method.

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